As a busy summer draws to a conclusion, the dharma activity at Rigdzin Ling continues to increase. Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche and Lama Chodrak Gyatso are here working tirelessly to manifest our primary project, the construction of eight stupas.
During the heat of summer, the Guru Rinpoche statue was encircled by a large pond, bringing the much-welcomed sound and taste of water to the land. The statue's halo and lotus throne were completed, and H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche carved intricate frescoes around the roof supports.
A new shrine room sound system, donated primarily by sangha member Bruce Benedetti, who gave generously of his time to install it, aids the transmission of teachings. Following Chagdud Rinpoche' s scriptural transmission of the text to bless the endeavor, Padma Publishing's translation committee geared up its preparation of a volume of Longchenpa's Seven Treasuries for publication. Just off the press is Padma Publishing's much-awaited Ngondro Commentary, by Jane Tromge.
Lama Drimed led three retreats here: the children's weekend, a Dudjom Tersar Ngondro retreat, and a Chetzun Nyingt'hig ngondro retreat. During the children's weekend he demonstrated his natural ability to impart the dharma to children. The activities were framed within the context of Red Tara practice, beginning with an empowerment and ending with a tsog. The kids had fun and developed a respect for the practice and a strong connection to Lama Drimed. Because it is such a fortunate opportunity for them to be introduced to the dharma, we hope that the children's weekend will become an annual event.
Wish List: T'hangkas, dressers, and end tables for lamas' rooms inTara House. Also a washer and dryer, a Pentium computer, and carpeting for the Padma Publishing office.
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The construction of a full-perimeter foundation beneath our turn-of-the-century house on River Road is now complete. Many thanks to all whose donations and volunteer efforts helped make this possible. Ongoing efforts to restore the center are being supported by various activities.
Lama Sonam continues to offer teachings, alternating weekends of ngondro instruction with question-and-answer sessions, which are equally appropriate for beginning and advanced students.
The fifteenth annual Red Tara Tsog will take place at Dechhen Ling over Thanksgiving weekend. We are very fortunate that H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche will be present. Contact Amanda Wilcox, (503) 946-1218, for information or Chandra LaHusen, (503) 942-9469, ext. 3, to sponsor a tsog.
__________
Rinpoche and Jane returned to the Midwest this past April and Rinpoche bestowed many more empowerments and teachings. We felt very fortunate and have experienced beneficial results from the Black Hayagriva healing ceremony.
In addition, Lama Padma Drimed Norbu taught on the nine yanas of Buddhism over the July Fourth weekend. We integrated these teachings into subsequent practices as Lama Drimed skillfully and patiently guided us.
Because of Rinpoche's concern that more people have access to the dharma, we have published Chinese translations, including Tibetan phonetics, of the concise Red Tara, as well as the p'howa and Dudjom Tersar Ngondro texts. These translations are available through Tibetan Treasures.
__________
In May, H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche conducted a week-long Red Tara retreat at the Tibetan Project House in Crestone, which brought together students from the Colorado, New Mexico, Flagstaff, and Salt Lake City sanghas, creating a perfect Rocky Mountain family mandala.
Also in May, at the request of students Lillian Valdes-Cruz and Alina Kanshin Borges, Rinpoche conducted a three-day intensive dream yoga retreat and returned in July at the invitation of Naropa Institute to offer the Bodhisattva Peace Training.
To further Rinpoche's activities here, we are creating, along with Zen practitioners under the guidance of Alina Kanshin Borges (an ordained teacher in the Zen Rinzai tradition), the Buffalo Mountain Retreat Center in Morrison in the form of a 30-foot yurt. We are grateful for the generosity of Lillian and Alina, as well as the good-hearted efforts and carpentry skills of David Everest.
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Lama Chodrak Gyatso has been visiting Los Angeles very regularly, guiding our development with teachings on the Red Tara practice and the Seven-Line Prayer of Guru Rinpoche, as well as giving retreats on ngondro and other practices. Under his direction we are offering a weeklong T'hroma Drubchod retreat with H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche in late October.
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We have recently had some wonderful lessons in impermanence. Some time ago, H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche determined that difficulties with zoning presented obstacles for the Ati Ling center, and that the property should be sold. After more than a year on the market, the property is changing hands. In addition, Jigme Rinpoche, his wife Rigdzin, and son Orgyan plan to move out of the Napa Valley to an area more conducive to the improvement of Rigdzin’s health. These changes have initiated intense discussion within the sangha. By examining our motivation, we have clarified our goals. We have reaffirmed our commitment to our lama and to our practice with the wish to benefit all beings.
Meanwhile, Jigme Rinpoche and a committee are searching for another place for Ati Ling that will best serve the Bay Area. A number of events have been scheduled for the fall, including a Nyung-nay and Tse Tar retreat and a Peaceful Manjushri weekend. For the time being, our address and phone number will remain the same.
As a busy summer draws to a conclusion, the dharma activity at Rigdzin Ling continues to increase. Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche and Lama Chodrak Gyatso are here working tirelessly to manifest our primary project, the construction of eight stupas.
During the heat of summer, the Guru Rinpoche statue was encircled by a large pond, bringing the much-welcomed sound and taste of water to the land. The statue's halo and lotus throne were completed, and H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche carved intricate frescoes around the roof supports.
A new shrine room sound system, donated primarily by sangha member Bruce Benedetti, who gave generously of his time to install it, aids the transmission of teachings. Following Chagdud Rinpoche' s scriptural transmission of the text to bless the endeavor, Padma Publishing's translation committee geared up its preparation of a volume of Longchenpa's Seven Treasuries for publication. Just off the press is Padma Publishing's much-awaited Ngondro Commentary, by Jane Tromge.
Lama Drimed led three retreats here: the children's weekend, a Dudjom Tersar Ngondro retreat, and a Chetzun Nyingt'hig ngondro retreat. During the children's weekend he demonstrated his natural ability to impart the dharma to children. The activities were framed within the context of Red Tara practice, beginning with an empowerment and ending with a tsog. The kids had fun and developed a respect for the practice and a strong connection to Lama Drimed. Because it is such a fortunate opportunity for them to be introduced to the dharma, we hope that the children's weekend will become an annual event.
Wish List: T'hangkas, dressers, and end tables for lamas' rooms inTara House. Also a washer and dryer, a Pentium computer, and carpeting for the Padma Publishing office.
__________
The construction of a full-perimeter foundation beneath our turn-of-the-century house on River Road is now complete. Many thanks to all whose donations and volunteer efforts helped make this possible. Ongoing efforts to restore the center are being supported by various activities.
Lama Sonam continues to offer teachings, alternating weekends of ngondro instruction with question-and-answer sessions, which are equally appropriate for beginning and advanced students.
The fifteenth annual Red Tara Tsog will take place at Dechhen Ling over Thanksgiving weekend. We are very fortunate that H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche will be present. Contact Amanda Wilcox, (503) 946-1218, for information or Chandra LaHusen, (503) 942-9469, ext. 3, to sponsor a tsog.
__________
Rinpoche and Jane returned to the Midwest this past April and Rinpoche bestowed many more empowerments and teachings. We felt very fortunate and have experienced beneficial results from the Black Hayagriva healing ceremony.
In addition, Lama Padma Drimed Norbu taught on the nine yanas of Buddhism over the July Fourth weekend. We integrated these teachings into subsequent practices as Lama Drimed skillfully and patiently guided us.
Because of Rinpoche's concern that more people have access to the dharma, we have published Chinese translations, including Tibetan phonetics, of the concise Red Tara, as well as the p'howa and Dudjom Tersar Ngondro texts. These translations are available through Tibetan Treasures.
__________
In May, H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche conducted a week-long Red Tara retreat at the Tibetan Project House in Crestone, which brought together students from the Colorado, New Mexico, Flagstaff, and Salt Lake City sanghas, creating a perfect Rocky Mountain family mandala.
Also in May, at the request of students Lillian Valdes-Cruz and Alina Kanshin Borges, Rinpoche conducted a three-day intensive dream yoga retreat and returned in July at the invitation of Naropa Institute to offer the Bodhisattva Peace Training.
To further Rinpoche's activities here, we are creating, along with Zen practitioners under the guidance of Alina Kanshin Borges (an ordained teacher in the Zen Rinzai tradition), the Buffalo Mountain Retreat Center in Morrison in the form of a 30-foot yurt. We are grateful for the generosity of Lillian and Alina, as well as the good-hearted efforts and carpentry skills of David Everest.
__________
Lama Chodrak Gyatso has been visiting Los Angeles very regularly, guiding our development with teachings on the Red Tara practice and the Seven-Line Prayer of Guru Rinpoche, as well as giving retreats on ngondro and other practices. Under his direction we are offering a weeklong T'hroma Drubchod retreat with H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche in late October.
__________
We have recently had some wonderful lessons in impermanence. Some time ago, H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche determined that difficulties with zoning presented obstacles for the Ati Ling center, and that the property should be sold. After more than a year on the market, the property is changing hands. In addition, Jigme Rinpoche, his wife Rigdzin, and son Orgyan plan to move out of the Napa Valley to an area more conducive to the improvement of Rigdzin’s health. These changes have initiated intense discussion within the sangha. By examining our motivation, we have clarified our goals. We have reaffirmed our commitment to our lama and to our practice with the wish to benefit all beings.
Meanwhile, Jigme Rinpoche and a committee are searching for another place for Ati Ling that will best serve the Bay Area. A number of events have been scheduled for the fall, including a Nyung-nay and Tse Tar retreat and a Peaceful Manjushri weekend. For the time being, our address and phone number will remain the same.
As a busy summer draws to a conclusion, the dharma activity at Rigdzin Ling continues to increase. Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche and Lama Chodrak Gyatso are here working tirelessly to manifest our primary project, the construction of eight stupas.
During the heat of summer, the Guru Rinpoche statue was encircled by a large pond, bringing the much-welcomed sound and taste of water to the land. The statue's halo and lotus throne were completed, and H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche carved intricate frescoes around the roof supports.
A new shrine room sound system, donated primarily by sangha member Bruce Benedetti, who gave generously of his time to install it, aids the transmission of teachings. Following Chagdud Rinpoche' s scriptural transmission of the text to bless the endeavor, Padma Publishing's translation committee geared up its preparation of a volume of Longchenpa's Seven Treasuries for publication. Just off the press is Padma Publishing's much-awaited Ngondro Commentary, by Jane Tromge.
Lama Drimed led three retreats here: the children's weekend, a Dudjom Tersar Ngondro retreat, and a Chetzun Nyingt'hig ngondro retreat. During the children's weekend he demonstrated his natural ability to impart the dharma to children. The activities were framed within the context of Red Tara practice, beginning with an empowerment and ending with a tsog. The kids had fun and developed a respect for the practice and a strong connection to Lama Drimed. Because it is such a fortunate opportunity for them to be introduced to the dharma, we hope that the children's weekend will become an annual event.
Wish List: T'hangkas, dressers, and end tables for lamas' rooms inTara House. Also a washer and dryer, a Pentium computer, and carpeting for the Padma Publishing office.
__________
The construction of a full-perimeter foundation beneath our turn-of-the-century house on River Road is now complete. Many thanks to all whose donations and volunteer efforts helped make this possible. Ongoing efforts to restore the center are being supported by various activities.
Lama Sonam continues to offer teachings, alternating weekends of ngondro instruction with question-and-answer sessions, which are equally appropriate for beginning and advanced students.
The fifteenth annual Red Tara Tsog will take place at Dechhen Ling over Thanksgiving weekend. We are very fortunate that H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche will be present. Contact Amanda Wilcox, (503) 946-1218, for information or Chandra LaHusen, (503) 942-9469, ext. 3, to sponsor a tsog.
__________
Rinpoche and Jane returned to the Midwest this past April and Rinpoche bestowed many more empowerments and teachings. We felt very fortunate and have experienced beneficial results from the Black Hayagriva healing ceremony.
In addition, Lama Padma Drimed Norbu taught on the nine yanas of Buddhism over the July Fourth weekend. We integrated these teachings into subsequent practices as Lama Drimed skillfully and patiently guided us.
Because of Rinpoche's concern that more people have access to the dharma, we have published Chinese translations, including Tibetan phonetics, of the concise Red Tara, as well as the p'howa and Dudjom Tersar Ngondro texts. These translations are available through Tibetan Treasures.
__________
In May, H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche conducted a week-long Red Tara retreat at the Tibetan Project House in Crestone, which brought together students from the Colorado, New Mexico, Flagstaff, and Salt Lake City sanghas, creating a perfect Rocky Mountain family mandala.
Also in May, at the request of students Lillian Valdes-Cruz and Alina Kanshin Borges, Rinpoche conducted a three-day intensive dream yoga retreat and returned in July at the invitation of Naropa Institute to offer the Bodhisattva Peace Training.
To further Rinpoche's activities here, we are creating, along with Zen practitioners under the guidance of Alina Kanshin Borges (an ordained teacher in the Zen Rinzai tradition), the Buffalo Mountain Retreat Center in Morrison in the form of a 30-foot yurt. We are grateful for the generosity of Lillian and Alina, as well as the good-hearted efforts and carpentry skills of David Everest.
__________
Lama Chodrak Gyatso has been visiting Los Angeles very regularly, guiding our development with teachings on the Red Tara practice and the Seven-Line Prayer of Guru Rinpoche, as well as giving retreats on ngondro and other practices. Under his direction we are offering a weeklong T'hroma Drubchod retreat with H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche in late October.
__________
We have recently had some wonderful lessons in impermanence. Some time ago, H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche determined that difficulties with zoning presented obstacles for the Ati Ling center, and that the property should be sold. After more than a year on the market, the property is changing hands. In addition, Jigme Rinpoche, his wife Rigdzin, and son Orgyan plan to move out of the Napa Valley to an area more conducive to the improvement of Rigdzin’s health. These changes have initiated intense discussion within the sangha. By examining our motivation, we have clarified our goals. We have reaffirmed our commitment to our lama and to our practice with the wish to benefit all beings.
Meanwhile, Jigme Rinpoche and a committee are searching for another place for Ati Ling that will best serve the Bay Area. A number of events have been scheduled for the fall, including a Nyung-nay and Tse Tar retreat and a Peaceful Manjushri weekend. For the time being, our address and phone number will remain the same.
As a busy summer draws to a conclusion, the dharma activity at Rigdzin Ling continues to increase. Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche and Lama Chodrak Gyatso are here working tirelessly to manifest our primary project, the construction of eight stupas.
During the heat of summer, the Guru Rinpoche statue was encircled by a large pond, bringing the much-welcomed sound and taste of water to the land. The statue's halo and lotus throne were completed, and H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche carved intricate frescoes around the roof supports.
A new shrine room sound system, donated primarily by sangha member Bruce Benedetti, who gave generously of his time to install it, aids the transmission of teachings. Following Chagdud Rinpoche' s scriptural transmission of the text to bless the endeavor, Padma Publishing's translation committee geared up its preparation of a volume of Longchenpa's Seven Treasuries for publication. Just off the press is Padma Publishing's much-awaited Ngondro Commentary, by Jane Tromge.
Lama Drimed led three retreats here: the children's weekend, a Dudjom Tersar Ngondro retreat, and a Chetzun Nyingt'hig ngondro retreat. During the children's weekend he demonstrated his natural ability to impart the dharma to children. The activities were framed within the context of Red Tara practice, beginning with an empowerment and ending with a tsog. The kids had fun and developed a respect for the practice and a strong connection to Lama Drimed. Because it is such a fortunate opportunity for them to be introduced to the dharma, we hope that the children's weekend will become an annual event.
Wish List: T'hangkas, dressers, and end tables for lamas' rooms inTara House. Also a washer and dryer, a Pentium computer, and carpeting for the Padma Publishing office.
__________
The construction of a full-perimeter foundation beneath our turn-of-the-century house on River Road is now complete. Many thanks to all whose donations and volunteer efforts helped make this possible. Ongoing efforts to restore the center are being supported by various activities.
Lama Sonam continues to offer teachings, alternating weekends of ngondro instruction with question-and-answer sessions, which are equally appropriate for beginning and advanced students.
The fifteenth annual Red Tara Tsog will take place at Dechhen Ling over Thanksgiving weekend. We are very fortunate that H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche will be present. Contact Amanda Wilcox, (503) 946-1218, for information or Chandra LaHusen, (503) 942-9469, ext. 3, to sponsor a tsog.
__________
Rinpoche and Jane returned to the Midwest this past April and Rinpoche bestowed many more empowerments and teachings. We felt very fortunate and have experienced beneficial results from the Black Hayagriva healing ceremony.
In addition, Lama Padma Drimed Norbu taught on the nine yanas of Buddhism over the July Fourth weekend. We integrated these teachings into subsequent practices as Lama Drimed skillfully and patiently guided us.
Because of Rinpoche's concern that more people have access to the dharma, we have published Chinese translations, including Tibetan phonetics, of the concise Red Tara, as well as the p'howa and Dudjom Tersar Ngondro texts. These translations are available through Tibetan Treasures.
__________
In May, H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche conducted a week-long Red Tara retreat at the Tibetan Project House in Crestone, which brought together students from the Colorado, New Mexico, Flagstaff, and Salt Lake City sanghas, creating a perfect Rocky Mountain family mandala.
Also in May, at the request of students Lillian Valdes-Cruz and Alina Kanshin Borges, Rinpoche conducted a three-day intensive dream yoga retreat and returned in July at the invitation of Naropa Institute to offer the Bodhisattva Peace Training.
To further Rinpoche's activities here, we are creating, along with Zen practitioners under the guidance of Alina Kanshin Borges (an ordained teacher in the Zen Rinzai tradition), the Buffalo Mountain Retreat Center in Morrison in the form of a 30-foot yurt. We are grateful for the generosity of Lillian and Alina, as well as the good-hearted efforts and carpentry skills of David Everest.
__________
Lama Chodrak Gyatso has been visiting Los Angeles very regularly, guiding our development with teachings on the Red Tara practice and the Seven-Line Prayer of Guru Rinpoche, as well as giving retreats on ngondro and other practices. Under his direction we are offering a weeklong T'hroma Drubchod retreat with H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche in late October.
__________
We have recently had some wonderful lessons in impermanence. Some time ago, H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche determined that difficulties with zoning presented obstacles for the Ati Ling center, and that the property should be sold. After more than a year on the market, the property is changing hands. In addition, Jigme Rinpoche, his wife Rigdzin, and son Orgyan plan to move out of the Napa Valley to an area more conducive to the improvement of Rigdzin’s health. These changes have initiated intense discussion within the sangha. By examining our motivation, we have clarified our goals. We have reaffirmed our commitment to our lama and to our practice with the wish to benefit all beings.
Meanwhile, Jigme Rinpoche and a committee are searching for another place for Ati Ling that will best serve the Bay Area. A number of events have been scheduled for the fall, including a Nyung-nay and Tse Tar retreat and a Peaceful Manjushri weekend. For the time being, our address and phone number will remain the same.
As a busy summer draws to a conclusion, the dharma activity at Rigdzin Ling continues to increase. Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche and Lama Chodrak Gyatso are here working tirelessly to manifest our primary project, the construction of eight stupas.
During the heat of summer, the Guru Rinpoche statue was encircled by a large pond, bringing the much-welcomed sound and taste of water to the land. The statue's halo and lotus throne were completed, and H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche carved intricate frescoes around the roof supports.
A new shrine room sound system, donated primarily by sangha member Bruce Benedetti, who gave generously of his time to install it, aids the transmission of teachings. Following Chagdud Rinpoche' s scriptural transmission of the text to bless the endeavor, Padma Publishing's translation committee geared up its preparation of a volume of Longchenpa's Seven Treasuries for publication. Just off the press is Padma Publishing's much-awaited Ngondro Commentary, by Jane Tromge.
Lama Drimed led three retreats here: the children's weekend, a Dudjom Tersar Ngondro retreat, and a Chetzun Nyingt'hig ngondro retreat. During the children's weekend he demonstrated his natural ability to impart the dharma to children. The activities were framed within the context of Red Tara practice, beginning with an empowerment and ending with a tsog. The kids had fun and developed a respect for the practice and a strong connection to Lama Drimed. Because it is such a fortunate opportunity for them to be introduced to the dharma, we hope that the children's weekend will become an annual event.
Wish List: T'hangkas, dressers, and end tables for lamas' rooms inTara House. Also a washer and dryer, a Pentium computer, and carpeting for the Padma Publishing office.
__________
The construction of a full-perimeter foundation beneath our turn-of-the-century house on River Road is now complete. Many thanks to all whose donations and volunteer efforts helped make this possible. Ongoing efforts to restore the center are being supported by various activities.
Lama Sonam continues to offer teachings, alternating weekends of ngondro instruction with question-and-answer sessions, which are equally appropriate for beginning and advanced students.
The fifteenth annual Red Tara Tsog will take place at Dechhen Ling over Thanksgiving weekend. We are very fortunate that H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche will be present. Contact Amanda Wilcox, (503) 946-1218, for information or Chandra LaHusen, (503) 942-9469, ext. 3, to sponsor a tsog.
__________
Rinpoche and Jane returned to the Midwest this past April and Rinpoche bestowed many more empowerments and teachings. We felt very fortunate and have experienced beneficial results from the Black Hayagriva healing ceremony.
In addition, Lama Padma Drimed Norbu taught on the nine yanas of Buddhism over the July Fourth weekend. We integrated these teachings into subsequent practices as Lama Drimed skillfully and patiently guided us.
Because of Rinpoche's concern that more people have access to the dharma, we have published Chinese translations, including Tibetan phonetics, of the concise Red Tara, as well as the p'howa and Dudjom Tersar Ngondro texts. These translations are available through Tibetan Treasures.
__________
In May, H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche conducted a week-long Red Tara retreat at the Tibetan Project House in Crestone, which brought together students from the Colorado, New Mexico, Flagstaff, and Salt Lake City sanghas, creating a perfect Rocky Mountain family mandala.
Also in May, at the request of students Lillian Valdes-Cruz and Alina Kanshin Borges, Rinpoche conducted a three-day intensive dream yoga retreat and returned in July at the invitation of Naropa Institute to offer the Bodhisattva Peace Training.
To further Rinpoche's activities here, we are creating, along with Zen practitioners under the guidance of Alina Kanshin Borges (an ordained teacher in the Zen Rinzai tradition), the Buffalo Mountain Retreat Center in Morrison in the form of a 30-foot yurt. We are grateful for the generosity of Lillian and Alina, as well as the good-hearted efforts and carpentry skills of David Everest.
__________
Lama Chodrak Gyatso has been visiting Los Angeles very regularly, guiding our development with teachings on the Red Tara practice and the Seven-Line Prayer of Guru Rinpoche, as well as giving retreats on ngondro and other practices. Under his direction we are offering a weeklong T'hroma Drubchod retreat with H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche in late October.
__________
We have recently had some wonderful lessons in impermanence. Some time ago, H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche determined that difficulties with zoning presented obstacles for the Ati Ling center, and that the property should be sold. After more than a year on the market, the property is changing hands. In addition, Jigme Rinpoche, his wife Rigdzin, and son Orgyan plan to move out of the Napa Valley to an area more conducive to the improvement of Rigdzin’s health. These changes have initiated intense discussion within the sangha. By examining our motivation, we have clarified our goals. We have reaffirmed our commitment to our lama and to our practice with the wish to benefit all beings.
Meanwhile, Jigme Rinpoche and a committee are searching for another place for Ati Ling that will best serve the Bay Area. A number of events have been scheduled for the fall, including a Nyung-nay and Tse Tar retreat and a Peaceful Manjushri weekend. For the time being, our address and phone number will remain the same.
